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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has been critical of Biden administration handling of issues like artificial intelligence.

Tech policy likely set for changes after election

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted November 6, 2024 at 12:12pm
Republican Bernie Moreno from Ohio won a Senate seat campaigning for U.S. "energy dominance."

GOP wins put rollback of Biden energy policies in play

By Valerie Yurk and David Jordan
Posted November 6, 2024 at 11:53am
Voters fill out their ballots at The PARC At Tysons community center in Vienna, Va., on Election Day.

US cyber-defense agency says voting secure nationwide

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 5, 2024 at 8:26pm
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., leaves the Capitol Hill Club after a House Republican Conference meeting on Sept. 18.

Social Security bill bottled up after election night maneuver

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted November 5, 2024 at 8:23pm
Voters cast their ballots on the first day of early voting in Virginia at the Orange County Registrar’s Office in Orange, Va., on Friday, September 20, 2024.

US agency warns of ‘fire hose’ of disinformation about the election

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 4, 2024 at 6:07pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Supreme Court to weigh in on Louisiana’s latest congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 4, 2024 at 11:58am
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced it would permit states to allow Medicaid providers to counsel parents and caregivers of children about firearm safety and injury prevention.

Biden wants Medicaid doctors to talk to parents about firearms

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted November 4, 2024 at 10:26am
A U.S. flag flies on the side of the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington.

Justice Department expands where it will monitor on Election Day

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 1, 2024 at 6:27pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sought in September to pass legislation to require states to remove noncitizens from voter lists.

GOP centers election concerns on noncitizen voting, but it’s rare

By Chris Johnson
Posted November 1, 2024 at 4:19pm
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., center, looks likely to become the top Democrat on Senate Agriculture next year, working with Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., right, now the ranking member. Chairwoman Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, is retiring.

Boozman, Klobuchar lined up to follow Stabenow on Agriculture

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted November 1, 2024 at 3:34pm
An American flag and a Pride flag hang in a window display at a clothing store celebrating Pride Month, in Queens, N.Y. (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Election could move fight over trans care from states to DC

By Ariel Cohen
Posted November 1, 2024 at 9:48am, Updated at 11:12am
A lawn sign in Saginaw Township, Mich., reads "I'm voting for the felon and the hillbilly," references to former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio.

Bellwether Michigan county in the spotlight as parties angle for votes

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted November 1, 2024 at 5:30am
A marijuana activist wears a marijuana-themed tie during a rally at the U.S. Capitol to call on Congress pass cannabis overhaul legislation.

Ballot initiatives include cannabis, insurance measures

By Jessie Hellmann and Ariel Cohen
Posted October 31, 2024 at 5:33pm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government in 2023. Kennedy has emerged as a major surrogate for former President Donald Trump in the final days of the 2024 campaign.

Kennedy hints at vast health agency overhaul if Trump elected

By Lia DeGroot
Posted October 30, 2024 at 4:53pm, Updated October 31, 2024 at 2:46pm
Pro-Trump rioters take over the steps of the East Front of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress worked to certify the Electoral College votes.

Election means first test for changes to electoral vote process

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 31, 2024 at 11:00am
National Women’s Strike holds a protest marking the second anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24. Ten states will vote on ballot initiatives involving abortion access on Nov. 5.

Ten states to vote on abortion access Nov. 5

By Sandhya Raman
Posted October 31, 2024 at 7:00am
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a campaign rally with Derek Merrin, Republican candidate for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, in Holland, Ohio, on Oct. 26.

Disaster aid bill seen more likely than omnibus spending package post-election

By Aidan Quigley
Posted October 30, 2024 at 10:52am, Updated at 3:36pm
Former Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., walks down the House steps on Sept. 30, 2022.

Campaign-trail tax proposals face difficult road to passage

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted October 30, 2024 at 2:03pm
The facade of the Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court halts order for Virginia to restore voter registrations

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 30, 2024 at 11:12am
The Supreme Court building in Washington.

Election-related cases land at Supreme Court, maybe a bit late

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 29, 2024 at 4:19pm, Updated at 4:55pm
A box of mifepristone is held up outside the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26. Abortion opponents have repeatedly challenged regulations to and the approval of the drug.

Appeals court hears drugmaker’s challenge to abortion restrictions

By Sandhya Raman
Posted October 29, 2024 at 4:36pm
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, the named plaintiff on the overseas ballot lawsuit in Pennsylvania.

Judge rejects GOP lawmakers’ lawsuit on Pennsylvania overseas votes

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 29, 2024 at 3:35pm
An empty room in CHOICES - Memphis Center for Reproductive Health. The clinic sent abortion services to Illinois after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Bills exclude mental health from emergency abortion exceptions

By Sandhya Raman
Posted October 29, 2024 at 9:34am
Sen. Mark Warner has praised the memo but called on the president to work with Congress.

Biden’s AI national security memo calls for heavy lift

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted October 29, 2024 at 7:00am
Patients to CHOICES - Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, can still receive pregnancy care or out-of-state abortion referrals. The clinic was the first nonprofit clinic to house a birthing center and provide abortions.

For reproductive health workers, a big change since the Dobbs ruling

By Sandhya Raman
Posted October 29, 2024 at 6:30am
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., left, introduced the bill on Chinese garlic, and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., right, offered the bill on seafood.

Chinese garlic and seafood at US military bases? Republicans think that stinks

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted October 28, 2024 at 10:56am
Buprenorphine is used as an alternative to methadone to help treat opioid use disorder.

Medicaid limits access to life-saving doses of addiction care

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted October 24, 2024 at 6:30am
House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., left, speaks with ranking member Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., before a committee markup on Sept. 11.

Tax lobbying ramps up in third quarter ahead of elections

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted October 23, 2024 at 4:41pm
Anti-scalable metal fencing has been erected around the construction site for the 2025 inauguration platform on the West Front of the Capitol. For previous inaugurations, plastic mesh fencing was used to block off the area.

Domestic terrorism, some committed by veterans, rising

By John M. Donnelly
Posted October 22, 2024 at 7:33pm
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, led by Avril Haines, publicly released the Oct. 8 memorandum with some redactions on Tuesday.

US details how foreign powers could try to sow discord after voting

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted October 22, 2024 at 5:37pm